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Politicians in Real Estate and Development in Minnesota


  George F. Anderson (b. 1877) — of Veblen, Marshall County, S.Dak. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., August 16, 1877. Republican. Farmer; banker; real estate business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 35th District, 1919-20; member of South Dakota state senate 33rd District, 1921-22. Burial location unknown.
  Wilbert Lowth Bonney (b. 1872) — also known as Wilbert L. Bonney — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Fairmont, Martin County, Minn., May 20, 1872. Son of Henry H. Bonney and Marcella (Lowth) Bonney. Real estate business; U.S. Consul in San Luis Potosi, 1910-16; Rosario, 1917-24; Edinburgh, 1924-26; Georgetown, 1927. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1894 to Vera Dunlap.
  W. C. Briggs (b. 1861) — of Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minn. Born in England, July 27, 1861. Farmer; land agent; banker; real estate business; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 12th District, 1917-18. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  George Burnham (1868-1939) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Minn.; Spokane, Spokane County, Wash.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego County, Calif. Born in London, England, December 28, 1868. Son of James Burnham and Maria Ann Drucilla (Steele) Burnham. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; retail shoe business; real estate business; banker; U.S. Representative from California 20th District, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., June 28, 1939 (age 70 years, 182 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of James Burnham and Maria Ann Drucilla (Steele) Burnham; married, October 1, 1890, to Neva May Ashley (died 1927); married, December 25, 1932, to Florence Kennett.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George W. Burrows (b. 1867) — of Breckenridge, Wilkin County, Minn. Born in Wright County, Iowa, 1867. Real estate business; abstractor; vice-president, Breckenridge National Bank; treasurer, Breckenridge Telephone Company; director, Farmers' Co-Op Elevator Company; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1913-18 (60th District 1913-14, 49th District 1915-18). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Calvin Deming (b. 1896) — of Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., June 28, 1896. Son of Portius C. Deming. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school principal; real estate and insurance business; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 29th District, 1927-28. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1917 to Muriel Joy Voegeli.
  Adolph Olson Eberhart (1870-1944) — also known as Adolph O. Eberhart; A. O. Eberhart — of Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Värmland, Sweden, June 23, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate, 1903-06; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1907-09; Governor of Minnesota, 1909-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916 (speaker); candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1916; real estate broker. Lutheran. Swedish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks; United Commercial Travelers. Died December 6, 1944 (age 74 years, 166 days). Interment somewhere in Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Married to Adele Marie Hoke.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Charles W. Gillam (b. 1861) — of Windom, Cottonwood County, Minn. Born in Omro, Winnebago County, Wis., 1861. Grain and farm implement dealer; real estate business; banker; mayor of Windom, Minn.; member of Minnesota state senate 10th District, 1915-26; defeated, 1926. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  H. M. Green (b. 1851) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis.; Lake Crystal, Blue Earth County, Minn. Born in Dodge County, Wis., 1851. Real estate business; farmer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 8th District, 1917-18. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  O. E. Hammer (b. 1867) — of Stewartville, Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Fillmore County, Minn., 1867. Lawyer; land business; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 4th District, 1917-20. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  W. A. Hicken (b. 1859) — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Georgetown, Prince Edward Island, April 2, 1859. Republican. Real estate business; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 57th District, 1917-18. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Charles P. McCarty (1933-1974) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., 1933. Real estate business; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1970-72. Catholic. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., February 9, 1974 (age about 40 years). Interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn.
  J. H. McNiven (b. 1878) — of Chisholm, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Wentworth County, Ontario, December 10, 1878. School teacher; real estate business; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 60th District, 1917-18. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Otto Christian Neuman (1869-1938) — also known as O. C. Neuman — of Wheaton, Traverse County, Minn. Born in Dakota County, Minn., June 29, 1869. Son of Frederick Carl Neumann (1828-1899) and Johanna L. (Wudke) Neuman (1829-1906). Democrat. Merchant; land business; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 48th District, 1917-18. Lutheran. German ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Wheaton, Traverse County, Minn., May 30, 1938 (age 68 years, 335 days). Interment somewhere in Wheaton, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Carl Neumann (1828-1899) and Johanna L. (Wudke) Neuman (1829-1906); married to Mary Thompson; married, May 27, 1903, to Fannie Mapes (daughter of David Parshall Mapes). See Beakes-Galloway-Mapes-Neuman family of Michigan.
  Epitaph: "In grateful recognition of David P, Mapes, for his vision and valuable services as pioneer, founder, benefactor and promoter of the City of Ripon and its College, the citizens of Ripon dedicate this marker."
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Leonard H. Nord (b. 1873) — of International Falls, Koochiching County, Minn. Born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, 1873. Real estate business; member of Minnesota state senate 62nd District, 1915-22. Norwegian ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Erwin E. Orr (b. 1868) — of Sciota Township, Dakota County, Minn.; Madison Lake, Blue Earth County, Minn.; Waterville, Le Sueur County, Minn.; New York Mills, Otter Tail County, Minn.; Wadena, Wadena County, Minn. Born in Northfield, Rice County, Minn., 1868. Merchant; land business; stockman; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 51st District, 1917-18. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1892 to Vinnie M. Poe.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Frank L. Palmer (born c.1863) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich.; North Dakota; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Jackson County, Mich., about 1863. Postal worker; real estate and insurance business; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1911-14; member of Minnesota state senate 29th District, 1915-22. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1882 to Mary A. Hogle.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Lloyd G. Pendergast (b. 1842) — of Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn. Born in Durham, Strafford County, N.H., 1842. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real estate business; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1906; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 62nd District, 1915-18. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  John L. Richardson — of St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate and insurance business; member of Minnesota state senate 45th District, 1959. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Charles E. Ryberg (b. 1870) — of Nome, Nome census area, Alaska; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 9, 1870. Real estate business; lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 32nd District, 1917-18. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Raphael F. Salmore (1916-2002) — of Stillwater, Washington County, Minn. Born in Stillwater, Washington County, Minn., February 10, 1916. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate business; member of Minnesota state senate 43rd District, 1951-59; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1960. Died May 6, 2002 (age 86 years, 85 days). Burial location unknown.
  Arthur Sanford (1896-1981) — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., April 3, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; builder; realtor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944 (alternate), 1948, 1952 (alternate). Died in 1981 (age about 85 years). Burial location unknown.
  George Andrew Sutherland (b. 1868) — also known as George A. Sutherland — of Sherburne, Martin County, Minn.; Fairmont, Martin County, Minn. Born in Oil Springs, Ontario, April 5, 1868. Insurance and real estate business; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 9th District, 1917-18. Congregationalist. Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1901 to Augusta Schneekloth.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Frederick Douglas Vibert (1873-1954) — also known as Fred D. Vibert — of Cloquet, Carlton County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn.; Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Gaspé, Quebec, November 14, 1873. Son of Robert Douglas Vibert and Ellen (Hollick) Vibert. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper editor and publisher; real estate business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1908; mayor of Cloquet, Minn.; postmaster; member of Minnesota state senate 54th District, 1915-22; agricultural agent, Minnesota Power and Light. Member, Freemasons. Died in Los Angeles County, Calif., March 25, 1954 (age 80 years, 131 days). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Charles H. Warner (b. 1866) — of Aitkin, Aitkin County, Minn. Born in Indiana, August, 1866. Republican. School teacher; newspaper publisher; real estate business; secretary of Minnesota Republican Party, 1904; superintendent, Minnesota state immigration department, 1905-06; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1911-22 (52nd District 1911-14, 54th District 1915-22). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Fred B. Wood (b. 1866) — of Minnesota. Born in Ames, Montgomery County, N.Y., June 14, 1866. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Adjutant General of Minnesota, 1905-09. Burial location unknown.

 

 


 
   
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